I’m two seasons away from the release of my debut novel. This will actually be my third book publication, yet … Continue reading Dear Everyone I’ve Ever Known: Thank You. This Book Is Dedicated to You.—By April Ford
Ma was so many things; a Jehovah’s Witness preacher, an alcoholic with a troubled past, and an avid reader, poet, … Continue reading Writers: The Truth Can Set You Free—By Tamara Jong
“Don’t rush your serve,” I called to an enthusiastic senior student during our badminton match. “But Miss, I can catch … Continue reading To Write Well, Learn from the Badminton Court—By Pascale Duguay
Odette DesOrmeaux and Martine Huysmans, two members of the l’essentielle collective which also included Ariane Brunet and Harriet Ellenberger, 1988. Just over thirty … Continue reading Writing on the Edge—By Lise Weil
Montreal’s gay, lesbian, and feminist bookstore, L’Androgyne, closed for good in 2002. At the time, I knew I was going … Continue reading A Connected World—By Christopher DiRaddo
Linda Kay—author, journalist and teacher—died last October. In 2006 she was assigned to mentor me by the Quebec Writers’ Federation, … Continue reading The Circle of Mentorship—By Shelagh Plunkett
Recently, I was lucky enough to sit on a panel with fellow writers Erín Moure and Will Aitken. During the … Continue reading Trauma Ethics—By Lindsay Nixon
“Les langues sont toutes les mêmes lorsqu’elles tournent ensemble.” —Danny Plourde “All languages are the same when they’re in tune.” … Continue reading All Languages / Languages All—By Rachel McCrum
Header image: Letters sent to Caroline Vu by her Vietnamese friends in the 1970s. By some incredible stroke of good … Continue reading Us Impostors—By Caroline Vu
Is a writer who isn’t writing still a writer? And if so, for how long a stretch? These are the … Continue reading Writing about Not Writing—By Sivan Slapak
